YNaija

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YNaija is a Nigerian news website and blog founded by Chude Jideonwo and Adebola Williams, launched in May 2010, featuring columnists and various news sources. It offers news, original content and covers politics, business, entertainment, environment, technology, popular media, lifestyle, culture, comedy and healthy living. Source

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On Wednesday, February 21, 2018, the Northern Senators Forum removed Nasarawa West senator, Abdullahi Adamu as its chairman. Adamu, a former Nasarawa governor was relieved of his position over allegations that he mismanaged the sum of seventy million naira in his care belonging to the forum.

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These are the top stories you should be monitoring today. Troops last night rescued pupils of the Government Girls Science Technical College (GGSTC) Dapchi, Yobe, who were reportedly kidnapped by Boko Haram insurgents. The school was attacked on Monday by the terrorists, who took away some of the girls. The state government put the figure of the girls that were missing at 50.

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A decade ago, Tony Rapu, lead pastor of This Present House and other affiliate churches alongside the team from The Freedom Foundation set out on a journey to various communities across Lagos to get a first-hand experience of the challenges people face trying to survive in the city. They went into the poorest of communities in Ejigbo, Ijora, Iwaya, Bariga, Somolu and many others.

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Nigeria’s representatives at the CAF Champions league, Plateau United and Mountain of Fire and Miracles Football Club (MFM F.C.) have proved their mettle in the competition by beating Eding Sport of Cameroon and Real Bamako of Mali respectively to qualify for the round of 32 games. It is the first time both Nigerian clubs would be participating in the elite competition for African club sides.

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Every day on the Nigerian internet, there are people who keep our eyes glued to our phone screens as we read their rants, opinions, perspectives on political and social matters, etc. Sometimes, they are just downright ridiculous. We make it our job to take down the names of these noisemakers. Evangelist Billy Graham, a confidant to presidents and a globe-trotting preacher who converted millions to Christianity. died Wednesday, aged 99. Lol! Some people and their way of advising people.

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Check this scenario. You go to a mallam to buy 500 Naira worth of suya. Another person comes to buy suya at the same spot with the same price you bought yours but he’s given a portion worth N1,500! You are alarmed! You begin to rant about the injustice meted on you. But what you didn’t realise is this, your language of transaction wasn’t what the mallam is familiar with. You spoke English (or pidgin) while the other guy spoke Hausa and that gave him the upper hand.

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These are the top five Nigerian stories that drove conversation today. The Northern Senators caucus has sacked its Chairman, Abdullahi Adamu following allegations of misappropriating N70m belonging to the group. Deputy President of the Senate, Ike Ekweremadu who presided over Wednesday’s plenary announced Senator Aliyu Wamakko as the new chairman. While speaking to newsmen, Senator Shehu Sani said the money was passed down to the caucus by the 7th Assembly.

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The Office of the Secretary to the Federal Government is the policy coordination unit of the Executive. Comprising staff that are civil servants but with a principal appointed by the President, the OSGF has the responsibility to ensure that all Ministries, Departments and Agencies of government are on the same path, ensuring synergy in their policies to reflect the main agenda of any administration.

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The Quality of STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) Education in Nigeria is on a steady decline and the causes are not farfetched; poverty, minimal or no investments in the training of teachers, inadequate learning aids, it is a long list. Traditional education is not keeping up with today’s knowledge economy; training our younger generation to position for opportunities of the future and this calls for worry.

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Here’s everything you missed in entertainment yesterday and others that unravelled while you slept – and are still buzzing today. Singer Banky W has announced the dissolution of Empire Mates Entertainment (EME) as a record label. In an Instagram post, Banky W said the outfit has now been restructured to involve in marketing, advertising, public relations, branding, shooting of television commercials and documentaries.

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